Before We Begin…Test Poll
Poll #1
Poll #2
Sorting People #1
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #1
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #2
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #2
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #3
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #3
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #4
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #4
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #5
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #5
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #6
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #6
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #7
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #7
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #8
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #8
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #9
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #9
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #10
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #10
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #11
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #11
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #12
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #12
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #13
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #13
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #14
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #14
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #15
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #15
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #16
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #16
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #17
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #17
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #18
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #18
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #19
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #19
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #20
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Sorting People #20
Classification
- American Indian (AI)
- Asian (A)
- Black (B)
- Hispanic/Latino (HL)
- White (W)
Classification Results
Now…
- Calculate your percent correct/incorrect classification. (1 minute)
- Share with your group. (1 minute)
- With group, come up with at least two reasongs why your classification may not have matched a respondent's self-classification? (2 minutes)
- Class share/discussion (5 minutes)
The Human Spectrum (of Skin Color)
Where do you draw the line?
The Human Spectrum (of Skin Color)
Where do you draw the line?
Geographic Distribution of Skin Color
Sorting People
How race has changed…the US Census
How Race Has Changed: The US Census
1870 Census
Color
- White
- Black
- Mulatto
- Chinese
- Indian
How Race Has Changed: The US Census
1950 Census
Race
- White
- Negro
- American Indian
- Japanese
- Chinese
- Filipino
- Other race
How Race Has Changed: The US Census
2000 Census
1. Is person Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (HL)?
2. What is the Person's race? Mark one or more races.
- White
- Black, African Am, or Negro
- American Indian or Alaskan Native (print name of enrolled tribe)
- Asian Indian
- Chinese
- Filipino
- Japanese
- Korean
- Vietnamese
- Native Hawaiian
- Guamanian or Chamorro
- Samoan
- Other Pacific Island (print race)
- Other Asian (print race)
- Some other race (print race)
Conclusions & More Questions
Classifying people is a highly subjective process.
Physical appearance may reveal very little about someone's ancestry or self-identity.